Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Bourges, ca. 1473
MS M.677 fol. 298r

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Psalm 042 (Vulg., 041):
Christ: Parable, Good Samaritan -- Good Samaritan leads traveler, bleeding, astride ass. He stands before innkeeper and points to traveler with right hand. Innkeeper, before door of inn, raises right hand and holds u-shaped pitchfork in left hand. Beyond wall are buildings, suggesting city.